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Mechanism with which you approach legislation. we dont know what the republican tax plan is. >> he didnt know. >> congress has been in its first session for eight months. what is the republican tax plan? why is the committee not writing it? its not about one leader. its not about one speaker. its about the institution of congress itself is proving to be ungovernable. mainly because of i think reforms like the has either rule, like the ban on earmarks, like the committee term limits or committee ...

Obamacare repeal, going to vote with donald trump on tax reform, votes with donald trump 94% of the time? go against tammy baldwin, bob casey, sharrod brown -- >> martha: eric, what are you doing with your talent? >> yeah, come on. >> thats the first time ive been called talented. i appreciate that. i ran the largest pro trump pack with ed rollins who mark knows well. >> good friend of mine. >> we support this trump coalition agenda. we will be participating in this election cycle against those ...

Independence from the trump republican party? >> no, an affirmation of what conservativism means, i believe. barry goldwater in his time thought that republicanism, conservatism had been compromised by the new deal. i think today it has been compromised by populism. provide sectionism. we have to get it back if we want to be a governing majority. >> are you considering, first of all, running for president. something that -- >> no, im running for re-election right now. >> running for re-election....

Done. john mccain -- i did not like what he did last night. nor did any of them run of the skinny repeal bill. my question is this. to the extent that the republicans are in my view lacking the identity that the president says, hes saying, ill build the law, ill repeal and replace, tax cuts, energy independence, very definitive stances. i didnt see that with the republicans this week. and you helped elect those guys. were you as disappointed as i am? >> i was very disappointed. in the end, youve...

Well. but i did not like what he did last night, nor did any of them run on the skinny repeal bill. to get into conference to hope that they could fix it there. my question is this. to the extent that the republicans are in my view lacking the identity that the president has, he is saying ill build a wall, all repeal and replace, tax cuts for the middle class, over corporations, energy independence. a very definitive stance you see the crowds. i didnt see that with the republicans this week. whe...

Well. but i did not like what he did last night, nor did any of them run on the skinny repeal bill. to get into conference to hope that they could fix it there. my question is this. to the extent that the republicans are in my view lacking the identity that the president has, he is saying ill build a wall, all repeal and replace, tax cuts for the middle class, over corporations, energy independence. a very definitive stance you see the crowds. i didnt see that with the republicans this week. whe...

About all the time. the most bills in six months. the executive orders, the agenda of this president. its something that i think everyone can be proud of. >> what is your biggest disappointment? >> look, i mean, i wish health care would have passed, but i dont think its over yet, wolf. i think we could still get there. >> talk to us about that. how do you get there? because you dont have the votes. clearly not enough. >> they have to keep working, wolf. they have to roll up their sleeves and kee...

Least marginal improvement in their income. thats not a bad place for him to do. to do health care and get nothing done and now make tax reform even harder, waste of time. >> yeah, but mark, we early on, mark, not only did we say it around this set, but there were a lot of people in washington, a lot of conservatives going to donald trump, and telling him, dont start with health care reform. it killed the democrats, governing majority. it hurt hillary clinton and bill clinton in 1993. start with...

Signs in various districts and states across the country of republicans starting to creep away a bit from president trump on specific things. so i think you might see her take discrete steps away from him. it will be interesting to see how she calibrates on issues like repealing the affordable care act and core issues where the republicans have been struggling. i do think there were a lot of warning signs from last nights vote. this was not a district trump performed particularly well in. i dont...

Is the guy thats going to deliver that message. >> let me shift gears. you had a chance to speak with paul ryan on the radio this week. i know youve known him for a while, fellow wisconsinite. do you feel hes feeling why john boehner stepped down. >> hes living it. paul ryan did not want this job. he was a reluctant speaker. the job of speaker is essential low to herd cats. hes experiencing some of the main problems. i think he understands that right now theres a real crisis. do the republicans ...